Just 37% of the worlds rural areas have access to the internet
In the United Nation’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) annual Measuring Digital Development: Facts and figures report, the gap between urban and rural home internet access was small in most developed countries. In developing nations, however, around 2.3 times more households in urban locations had access than in rural zones.
Author: Rob Thubron
Date: 2020-12-01
URL: https://www.techspot.com/news/87794-less-than-half-world-rural-areas-have-access.html
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